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an arrest is made in the murder of a man pushed off a new york city subway platform. and we'll get a view of earth like no other when the "cbs evening news" continues.ars ago, t bp has paid over twenty-three billion dollars to help those affected and to cover cleanup costs. today, the beaches and gulf are open, and many areas are reporting their best tourism seasons in years. and bp's also committed to america. we support nearly 250,000 jobs and invest more here than anywhere else. we're working to fuel america for generations to come. our commitment has never been stronger. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] everyone deserves the gift of all day pain relief. this season, discover aleve. all day pain relief with just two pills. people are stuck in very old habits of using toothpaste to clean their denture. but dentures are very different to real teeth. they're about 10 times softer and may have surface pores where bacteria can grow and multiply. polident is specifically designed to clean dentures daily. its unique micro-clean formula kills 99.9% of odor causin
an arrest is made in the murder of a man pushed off a new york city subway platform. and we'll get a view of earth like no other when the "cbs evening news" continues.ars ago, t bp has paid over twenty-three billion dollars to help those affected and to cover cleanup costs. today, the beaches and gulf are open, and many areas are reporting their best tourism seasons in years. and bp's also committed to america. we support nearly 250,000 jobs and invest more here than anywhere else....
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but the day-to-day operations of the oakland police department in this crime-ridden city will continue to be overseen by howard jordan. but as part of deal, sources tell us, that if jordan doesn't get the job done in a timely manner, this compliance officer could go back to the court and seek his
but the day-to-day operations of the oakland police department in this crime-ridden city will continue to be overseen by howard jordan. but as part of deal, sources tell us, that if jordan doesn't get the job done in a timely manner, this compliance officer could go back to the court and seek his
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ian leonard is the chief meteorologist at fox 9 in the twin cities. live tonight, eden prairie, minnesota. what's it looking like there? >> decidedly white. if you think about it, this is the most snow we've had since february of 2011. 16 inches of snow that fell very thick. today, right now, it's 5 degrees, so we've got a lot of big white powder that made for some terrible problems across minnesota today. folks say it's december, it's minnesota. kind of supposed to snow, isn't it? >> shepard: just like it is here, but it's 61 in new york today. is that a record for you? >> yeah. you know, last week we had temperatures in the 40s and you could have mowed the lawn. yesterday the 16 inches that fell is a one-day december snowfall record. it's the third highest one-day december snowfall we've ever had. it played havoc. when you think about it, 16 inches in the major metropolis area of minneapolis and st. paul, that's around three million people, not a lot of places to put that much snow. >> shepard: and in chicago, still waiting to break that long streak
ian leonard is the chief meteorologist at fox 9 in the twin cities. live tonight, eden prairie, minnesota. what's it looking like there? >> decidedly white. if you think about it, this is the most snow we've had since february of 2011. 16 inches of snow that fell very thick. today, right now, it's 5 degrees, so we've got a lot of big white powder that made for some terrible problems across minnesota today. folks say it's december, it's minnesota. kind of supposed to snow, isn't it?...
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temperatures in the 60s and 70s. we hit 71 in oakland. same in hayward. 70 in redwood city. upper 60s in napa. it was 65 degrees in san francisco. but changes are coming. as we head into tomorrow. it's going to be clear to start the day. but we'll see increasing cloud cover in the afternoon as rain approaches for tomorrow night and wednesday morning and that system will bring a blast of cold air with it. temperatures in the low 50s wednesday afternoon. over night into thursday morning temperatures dropping into the 30s nearly bay area wide. and looking outside on satellite radar, clear skies around the bay area. but the storm track is getting closer to the bay area. the cloud band up to the north. this is going to sag down to the south and bring us rain late tomorrow evening. the rain moving in at 10:00 in the north day. and down in the south baby the 2:00 hour. and then lingering showers into wednesday morning. so largely this will come in and make its way out through the over night hours. we'll see residual showers. napa, vallejo, concord, 43 in san jose. afternoon high te
temperatures in the 60s and 70s. we hit 71 in oakland. same in hayward. 70 in redwood city. upper 60s in napa. it was 65 degrees in san francisco. but changes are coming. as we head into tomorrow. it's going to be clear to start the day. but we'll see increasing cloud cover in the afternoon as rain approaches for tomorrow night and wednesday morning and that system will bring a blast of cold air with it. temperatures in the low 50s wednesday afternoon. over night into thursday morning...
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the major impact at the airports, already the three new york city airports, newark, laguardia, and kennedy, canceled 180 flights. there will be additional cancelations when snow starts flying. a quick hitter. down by tomorrow morning. tomorrow, a sunny, chilly end to the final weekend of 2013. not the animal we had the past week, but tornadoes on christmas and big snowfalls and flooding and all kinds of wind on the jersey shore. this is a minor, minor inconvenience on the road. a bigger one at the airports. >> even if it's a quick hitter, thank you so much. we'll check in again. want to turn out to intriguing new details emerging between the dealings of president ronald reagan and two notable figures in the world. british prime minister margaret thatcher and queen elizabeth ii. what happened behind the scenes 30 years ago. duncan golestani live in london. what are we learning about the special relationship between the two countries of ours? >> good morning, t.j. politicians like to call it the special relationship and this shows how much effort the british put into keeping it special. befo
the major impact at the airports, already the three new york city airports, newark, laguardia, and kennedy, canceled 180 flights. there will be additional cancelations when snow starts flying. a quick hitter. down by tomorrow morning. tomorrow, a sunny, chilly end to the final weekend of 2013. not the animal we had the past week, but tornadoes on christmas and big snowfalls and flooding and all kinds of wind on the jersey shore. this is a minor, minor inconvenience on the road. a bigger one at...
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getting ready for the game, the wizards trying to finish the year on a high note in the windy city. and rg3 trying to end the season on a high note, spectacular fashion tomorrow. redskins countdown coming up. >> and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. >> the wizards are like the walking wounded. now, and not just from the 4-24 record. jordan crawford the latest casualty, sitting out the game in chicago with a left ankle injury. washington kept a close. the third quarter okafor gets the pass and hit the jumper, part of an 11-0 run. fourth quarter just look at butler. baseline, nothing but net. the bulls with a nine-point lead 87-77, they win. the navy midshipmen off to a rocky start of the season, winning seven of their last eight, but the clock struck midnight tonight at the craft comparable. -- at the kraft hunger bowl. the offense, no chance, taylor kelly, four touchdown passes, three of them to ross. that was one of them, 50-yard bomb. turn on the television, walk to the subway even look at a stop sign, rg3 is pretty much everywhere in washing
getting ready for the game, the wizards trying to finish the year on a high note in the windy city. and rg3 trying to end the season on a high note, spectacular fashion tomorrow. redskins countdown coming up. >> and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. >> the wizards are like the walking wounded. now, and not just from the 4-24 record. jordan crawford the latest casualty, sitting out the game in chicago with a left ankle injury. washington kept a...
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wake of the kansas city chiefs murder-suicide. >> congratulations to them. >> well, your response to that. this was of course before the shooting that took place this morning. i mean, is it going to take that kind of leadership to wake this country up? >> yes, it is going to take that kind of leadership. it's going to take congressional leadership, white house leadership, but also citizen leadership. like you said, you can change culture. we've changed culture in this nation. and when nfl football players are saying you know what? i really don't need this gun around, and i'm giving it up, that is the kind of symbolic gesture that might provoke others to do the same thing. you know, and there are folks out there, americans who are sick and tired of this just -- this promiscuous violence. you pointed out a great statistic, which is over 180 school shooting incidents since columbine. but i mean, there have been 31 -- there's been 61 multiple homicide incidents as well that don't involve schools and go beyond schools. this is a culture. we've got to change it. >> all right, congressman k
wake of the kansas city chiefs murder-suicide. >> congratulations to them. >> well, your response to that. this was of course before the shooting that took place this morning. i mean, is it going to take that kind of leadership to wake this country up? >> yes, it is going to take that kind of leadership. it's going to take congressional leadership, white house leadership, but also citizen leadership. like you said, you can change culture. we've changed culture in this nation....
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it got so bad that the city took over, 'cause the city has a responsibility to protect its citizens. boston built the first modern sewer system in the united states. ours was completed between 1877 and 1884. with this wonderful new sewer system, we were taking our filth and moving it out to the ocean. of course, all of this was untreated. in the 1960s, we were still pumping all of our sewage out to moon island, untreated. we would get swimmers here, never knowing, in the middle of summer, why you would have a cold. well, we were swimming in diluted sewage. melosi: the major way to deal with pollution, at least until early into the 20th century, was through the process of dilution. the assumption was that the capacity of rivers and streams, and even the seas, allowed for certain levels of pollution that eventually would purify themself. as we get later into the 20th century, it becomes clear that the volumes of waste made dilution unworkable as a single solution. and so treatment became the ways in which we deal with pollution. narrator: to protect public health, starting in the 1950s
it got so bad that the city took over, 'cause the city has a responsibility to protect its citizens. boston built the first modern sewer system in the united states. ours was completed between 1877 and 1884. with this wonderful new sewer system, we were taking our filth and moving it out to the ocean. of course, all of this was untreated. in the 1960s, we were still pumping all of our sewage out to moon island, untreated. we would get swimmers here, never knowing, in the middle of summer, why...
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and i was impressed by the story in the book about how the president of new york city when he was teaching he would identify kids who were at risk and bring them into his classroom and ask his class to support them and work with them. it seemed like a kind of common sense but a brilliant approach to make everybody part of the solution. >> guest: absolutely. one of the things we see often with kids who have special needs or have a learning disability or autism so often the philosophy is to help give them tools to not be targeted or to make them less likely to be targeted. >> host: like avoiding a different situations? >> guest: different areas of school but we know kids are vulnerable and and there is little supervision but i think that is only one piece of the puzzle. >> host: it's a little bit of a cop-out, right? >> guest: if the had the disabilities that made them more likely to be bullied is the social disability, so i think that one of the things we have to do a better job of, and i think that the essay speaks to this is how do you educate the entire community about disability like au
and i was impressed by the story in the book about how the president of new york city when he was teaching he would identify kids who were at risk and bring them into his classroom and ask his class to support them and work with them. it seemed like a kind of common sense but a brilliant approach to make everybody part of the solution. >> guest: absolutely. one of the things we see often with kids who have special needs or have a learning disability or autism so often the philosophy is to...
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was when we screamed the film in sioux city for the entire community from the 1600 people came out and the assistant principal, everyone came out and after the film, some of the kids involved with bullying him posted on the project page on youtube something they were sorry about what they had done. he received letters to kids who had laid him. so often you think what can happen is kids don't see the entire picture. they may shove someone at the locker in a way to class morning, but what they don't know if the same person was then called a name that lunch. they were not chosen to be in a team-high gym class. they were tricked in the hall on the way to their their class and that it's not these big huge acts of violence that are the things that can really wear young people down. and this is absolutely the case with tyler long, david and tina longs sun who took his own life. i think when kids stop and get to have an opportunity, to look at the things they didn't know were going on, they have a different sense of how their actions may have impacted the person. i think that's where a lot of
was when we screamed the film in sioux city for the entire community from the 1600 people came out and the assistant principal, everyone came out and after the film, some of the kids involved with bullying him posted on the project page on youtube something they were sorry about what they had done. he received letters to kids who had laid him. so often you think what can happen is kids don't see the entire picture. they may shove someone at the locker in a way to class morning, but what they...
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>> if you can't stay with me you have to stay at the peninsula in new york city which is a great hotel. i have been there for drinks a few times. great place. they have a 25 foot tree as well. you can climb on it if you like to. they have ginger bread making classes for kids you can buy ornaments hang them on the tree. the proceed goes to make a wish foundation. >> if you want to costay with l send him a puck tour. >> built more is the new hip cool place to stay. it is an older hotel but they retain a lot of classic beauty you want. they have after noon tea and cablelers for the holid-- carol lowers but they also sponsor an ice rink across the street from the hotel. a lot of guests will go over there and nice to do in l.a. >>> thanks a lot. you are so cute. 6 minutes to the top of the hour. might be the best christmas present of all. ♪ >> does ens of family welcomed home they have gone to war in time for the hole sdooin. your chance to answer the question of the day about -- what about holiday shopping what makes you miserable? we are reading your tweets and e-mails coming up next. t
>> if you can't stay with me you have to stay at the peninsula in new york city which is a great hotel. i have been there for drinks a few times. great place. they have a 25 foot tree as well. you can climb on it if you like to. they have ginger bread making classes for kids you can buy ornaments hang them on the tree. the proceed goes to make a wish foundation. >> if you want to costay with l send him a puck tour. >> built more is the new hip cool place to stay. it is an...
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story in the book about the president in new york city of a school who identify kids who were at risk and he brought them into his classroom and he asked his class to support them. to work with them. it seemed like a commonsense but brilliant approach to making everybody part of the solution. >> guest: absolutely. one of the things we see with kids that have special needs or learning disabilities or autism, so often we need to help give those kits tools to not be targeted or to make them less likely to be targeted. i think avoiding certain situations can help. >> host: we know that kids are vulnerable. >> guest: these kids have the social skills, so many individuals, it is social disability to be in that situation. to be a bully. i think that it comes down to how you educate the entire community about disabilities like autism so that it's not up to the person who is struggling to keep up or who is struggling in this social the social hierarchy, to make sure that everyone else knows that this is what autism looks like. this is why autism -- kids with autism respond differently. this is
story in the book about the president in new york city of a school who identify kids who were at risk and he brought them into his classroom and he asked his class to support them. to work with them. it seemed like a commonsense but brilliant approach to making everybody part of the solution. >> guest: absolutely. one of the things we see with kids that have special needs or learning disabilities or autism, so often we need to help give those kits tools to not be targeted or to make them...
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he's the mayor of new york city and he's also the co-chair of mayors against illegal guns. he's long been an outspoken advocate of gun control. he is now call on the nation's lawmakers to make reducing gun violence their top priority. here's what he said earlier today at a city hall press conference. >> if the massacre in tucson wasn't enough to make our national leaders act, and if the more recent bloodshed in aurora, colorado, and oak creaks wisconsin, and portland oregon and other cities and towns wasn't enough, perhaps the slaughter of innocence at sandy hook elementary school will at long last be enough. millions of americans hope that is true. but it's not enough for us to hope. we have to speak up. we have made our voices heard and hold washington accountable for facing up to the epidemic of gun violence in our country. if this moment passes in to memory without action from washington, it will be a stain upon our nation's commitment to protecting the innocence innocent including our children. >> rose: i'm pleased to have mayor bloomberg back at this table. >> thank y
he's the mayor of new york city and he's also the co-chair of mayors against illegal guns. he's long been an outspoken advocate of gun control. he is now call on the nation's lawmakers to make reducing gun violence their top priority. here's what he said earlier today at a city hall press conference. >> if the massacre in tucson wasn't enough to make our national leaders act, and if the more recent bloodshed in aurora, colorado, and oak creaks wisconsin, and portland oregon and other...
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last night, the city saw the worst violence since last month when morsi announced near absolute power. the conflict continues over the proposed constitution drafted by morsi's allies. many fear it would revert the country to an authoritarian government. >>> we're getting more news about the united nations peace envoy for syria. that meeting is expected to happen later today in dublin. the military there has reportedly begun loading aerial bombs with a deadly nerve gas. this meeting signals fresh hopes of a breakthrough to end syria's 21-month civil war. >>> new this morning, d.c. firefighters are trying to figure out what sparked the flames at an apartment building in southeast washington. this fire started around 1:30 along minnesota avenue. fortunately, no one was hurt. we're told at least three families had to find another place to sleep. >>> this morning, d.c. police are trying to figure out what led to a stabbing in front of the australian embassy. this happened just after 10:00 last night. police tell us a man was stabbed in the side and was conscious and breathing when they arr
last night, the city saw the worst violence since last month when morsi announced near absolute power. the conflict continues over the proposed constitution drafted by morsi's allies. many fear it would revert the country to an authoritarian government. >>> we're getting more news about the united nations peace envoy for syria. that meeting is expected to happen later today in dublin. the military there has reportedly begun loading aerial bombs with a deadly nerve gas. this meeting...
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he's the mayor of new york city and he's also the co-chair of mayors against illegal guns. he's long been an outspoken advocate of gun control. he is now call on the nation's lawmakers to make reducing gun violence their top priority. here's what he said earlier today at a city hall press conference. >> if the massacre in tucson wasn't enough to make our national leaders act, and if the more recent bloodshed in aurora, colorado, and oak creaks wisconsin, and portland oregon and other cities and towns wasn't enough, perhaps the slaughter of innocence at sandy hook elementary school will at long last be enough. back at thismericans hope table. >> thank you for having me. >> rose: on "meet the press" yesterday, at a press conference today you believe that the time is now, that this is the moment to act, and at the same time you are chastising the president for-- i believe the time was a long time ago, the president gave a speech after the massacre in a-- aurora, colorado, saying we have to do something. here we are two years later, another 21,000 people in america killed with
he's the mayor of new york city and he's also the co-chair of mayors against illegal guns. he's long been an outspoken advocate of gun control. he is now call on the nation's lawmakers to make reducing gun violence their top priority. here's what he said earlier today at a city hall press conference. >> if the massacre in tucson wasn't enough to make our national leaders act, and if the more recent bloodshed in aurora, colorado, and oak creaks wisconsin, and portland oregon and other...
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welcome to the big apple -- new york city. so, if your family's visiting for the holidays, here are some great things you can see and do. let's start at the top. you just can't beat the views from the observation deck of the empire state building. if you like to skate, the ice is nice at wollman's rink in central park. here's one tourist attraction that's good enough to eat. serendipity has fun food and its famous frozen hot chocolate. [ chuckling ] yum. new york is the theater capital of the world. a hot ticket is the christmas spectacular at radio city music hall. but one of the best shows in town is free -- the fantastic holiday windows, like these at ralph lauren. they draw lots of oohs and ahhs. >> look at that. [ gasps ] >> look at the dress. it's so pretty. >> and they draw you into the store, as well. how could i resist? they're all gifts, i promise. and of course, there's the giant tree at rockefeller center. so, let's recap. if you're visiting new york city this time of year, there's lots of fun things to do while yo
welcome to the big apple -- new york city. so, if your family's visiting for the holidays, here are some great things you can see and do. let's start at the top. you just can't beat the views from the observation deck of the empire state building. if you like to skate, the ice is nice at wollman's rink in central park. here's one tourist attraction that's good enough to eat. serendipity has fun food and its famous frozen hot chocolate. [ chuckling ] yum. new york is the theater capital of the...
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now they're hoping that others will join them at the steps of city hall. the hopes are to remember the victims. organizers say there will be no speeches, just remembrance. we spoke to an interfaith minister who said he just wanted to do something. he said he doesn't know if he would get five people or 10 people or anyone in attendance but he's hoping people will show up here and spend some time with him tonight. live in san francisco outside of city hall, anne rubin. >> we'll be keeping an eye on that event in san francisco. right now we want to take you live to newtown connecticut where the services are under way. people are gathering in this small community 60 miles northeast of new york city. this is a town of only about 27,000 which is in a great deal of emotional pain right now. but you also understand that what is being felt in newtown connecticut is being felt across the country as people reflect on what happened in that mass shooting on the school campus. >>> dianne feinstein who has long lobbied for stricter gun laws issued a statement saying she
now they're hoping that others will join them at the steps of city hall. the hopes are to remember the victims. organizers say there will be no speeches, just remembrance. we spoke to an interfaith minister who said he just wanted to do something. he said he doesn't know if he would get five people or 10 people or anyone in attendance but he's hoping people will show up here and spend some time with him tonight. live in san francisco outside of city hall, anne rubin. >> we'll be keeping...
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the wind gusts, 50 miles per hour, shaded in the dark blue, kansas city, des moines, and even chicago on thursday evening, and detroit as well, and friend bay, so it will cripple travel wednesday and thursday, friday it moves across the eastern states but there is the snow accumulation, a white christmas for a lot of folks. the bad news is we have to get through the blizzard conditions so 6" to 12" and maybe 18" of snow and friday across the interior sections of the northeast. >>shepard: and dixie is getting it bad. >>guest: the warm side of the storm could give us hail and damaging wind and tornadoes across the mississippi river valley. tonight and tomorrow through the southeast. that is a lot of real estate impacted by severe weather. >>shepard: thank you, janice deem. retailers are racking up fewer sales than predicted for the holiday. the retail monitoring firm reports they are cutting their holiday sales forecast from 3.3 percent over last year to 2.5 percent over last year. the firm reports that shopping has dropped since thanksgiving week end. online only retailers including am
the wind gusts, 50 miles per hour, shaded in the dark blue, kansas city, des moines, and even chicago on thursday evening, and detroit as well, and friend bay, so it will cripple travel wednesday and thursday, friday it moves across the eastern states but there is the snow accumulation, a white christmas for a lot of folks. the bad news is we have to get through the blizzard conditions so 6" to 12" and maybe 18" of snow and friday across the interior sections of the northeast....
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the city council asked the police to escort them away. there was complete denial of the problem. 15 years later, water quality is on the agenda of every city council person in that local city, and that's completely a result of activists forcing the issue, surfrider and other local groups, saying, "hey, these water quality issues are real and you need to address them." and only until the public sort of creates that will will the politicians respond. narrator: while some cities deal with infrastructure issues, others have concerns about the sustainability of water supplies. allbee: it's not just about the sustainability of the assets, it's about the sustainability of our water resources. parts of this country that thought of themselves as water rich 20, 30 years ago, now are discovering that they really are not water rich,
the city council asked the police to escort them away. there was complete denial of the problem. 15 years later, water quality is on the agenda of every city council person in that local city, and that's completely a result of activists forcing the issue, surfrider and other local groups, saying, "hey, these water quality issues are real and you need to address them." and only until the public sort of creates that will will the politicians respond. narrator: while some cities deal...
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hurwitz: currently, city tunnel 1 and city tunnel number 2 would be feeding each half of the city. so you'd lose half the city if you didn't have a replacement. narrator: without half of its water supply, the city would shut down. for nearly 40 years, new york has been in the process of constructing a solution. man: this project is water tunnel number 3. we started on this project in 1969. i'm a sandhog. i've been a sandhog for 37 years. narrator: sandhogs are the men of local 147, who work deep below the city. they began building the infrastructure of new york in 1872. from the subways to the sewers, the water tunnels to the highway tunnels, new york city thrives because of their work. ryan: you got one little hole in the ground, and nobody knows we're here. see the empire state building, right. that's 1,000 feet. so you figure, you go down 1,000. how high that is -- that's how far we go down. narrator: stretching more than 60 miles under the city, tunnel 3 is taking generations of workers to complete. ryan: i don't even want to imagine what my father had to go through. when we fi
hurwitz: currently, city tunnel 1 and city tunnel number 2 would be feeding each half of the city. so you'd lose half the city if you didn't have a replacement. narrator: without half of its water supply, the city would shut down. for nearly 40 years, new york has been in the process of constructing a solution. man: this project is water tunnel number 3. we started on this project in 1969. i'm a sandhog. i've been a sandhog for 37 years. narrator: sandhogs are the men of local 147, who work...
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new york is the most densely populated city in the u.s. and over 40 million tourists visit the city every year. the 1.3 billion gallons of water required every day are delivered by a system of extraordinary scale and complex engineering. man: water is essential to the economic viability of new york city. reliable infrastructure and reliable delivery of water is a must. you have to reinvest in the infrastructure every single minute to keep it current. hurwitz: we have the stock exchange, we have the united nations -- failure can have a dramatic impact on the nation, and even internationally. so there's a really keen awareness that you always have to be fixing the system. things corrode, they rust. they get to where you turn them on and nothing happens. but it is so totally used in every nook and cranny, that making any accommodation to shut it down, to do something to it, is very difficult. narrator: two massive underground tunnels, called simply tunnel 1 and tunnel 2, provide most of the city's water supply. they run hundreds of feet below
new york is the most densely populated city in the u.s. and over 40 million tourists visit the city every year. the 1.3 billion gallons of water required every day are delivered by a system of extraordinary scale and complex engineering. man: water is essential to the economic viability of new york city. reliable infrastructure and reliable delivery of water is a must. you have to reinvest in the infrastructure every single minute to keep it current. hurwitz: we have the stock exchange, we have...
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mamet delivers the 22 manhattan institute lecture at the plaza hotel in new york city. it's a little over one hour. [applause] >> what a magnificent introduction. thank you to all of you here tonight. as thinking about a friend of mine, rest in peace, and harold when he accepted the nobel prize he wrote a rather scathing indictment of the west. i thought back to the time i was making a movie with harold and we were shooting in a white truffle chapel in a jewish neighborhood and he started reminiscing about his life when growing up over his uncle's radio shop -- he was reminiscing over growing up over his uncle's radio shop in the jewish area chapel and his magnificent radio actor voice became skittish to 1938 and his face lit up remembering those days growing up in the warmth of the jewish ghetto of london and i thought how could harold pinter done a great the west ha when if it weren't for the united states a free of virtue in london have been killed. i felt i was kind of odd coming in miles from rendering the intersection and the cultural upbringing and then i remembe
mamet delivers the 22 manhattan institute lecture at the plaza hotel in new york city. it's a little over one hour. [applause] >> what a magnificent introduction. thank you to all of you here tonight. as thinking about a friend of mine, rest in peace, and harold when he accepted the nobel prize he wrote a rather scathing indictment of the west. i thought back to the time i was making a movie with harold and we were shooting in a white truffle chapel in a jewish neighborhood and he started...
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we have cloudy skies, that'ss, been the trends all day long, temperature here in the city isi at 40 degrees, okay? 36 for gate burger, frederick,fr mr., baltimore 39, leonard down, 34, and to the southwest in thee suburbs, culpeper, manassas, you are in the middle 30s. and temperatures will move down, but with the clouds, i think temperatures will still bebe staying pretty much in the mid-30 range for just everybody, maybe a little bit cooler outside the belt way, but not much, and the good news here, if you're going to be out and about, the winds will be light.t so you know how cutting the winds have been.ee one thing is for certain. 2013 is going to start offof chilly for us. the next several days, temperatures will be holding right about 40 degrees, give orr take a few degrees for highs.h so we're at 40 now. there's real cold stuff, to the north, fargo, north dakota,dak zero, international falls, minu 1, so an intrusion of very drydr cold arctic air coming down into canada, and there are indications that late in theth week, as we get toward thed latter part of the week, we might tap into
we have cloudy skies, that'ss, been the trends all day long, temperature here in the city isi at 40 degrees, okay? 36 for gate burger, frederick,fr mr., baltimore 39, leonard down, 34, and to the southwest in thee suburbs, culpeper, manassas, you are in the middle 30s. and temperatures will move down, but with the clouds, i think temperatures will still bebe staying pretty much in the mid-30 range for just everybody, maybe a little bit cooler outside the belt way, but not much, and the good...
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the particular status of the new york city dog who is pampered but also the same time whose owner feels guilty about having their dog in new york city. right? i mean, it's an extraordinarily -- this relationship defined by guilt >> i think one of the most extraordinary things, the most unique things about dog in new york is that this is one of the few places in the world where humans also poop on the sidewalk. (laughter) >> yes, there is. >> stephen: they fit in. (laughter) well on that note, malcolm gladwell, thank you so much for joining me. "the "new yorker" book of dogs." be a good boy and go fetch one. we'll be right ba p-5xdxmm&h)m!ooá)>q+é(.).)aía (cheers and applause) >> stephen: welcome back, everybody. now for your yuletide enjoyment the new host from live at lincoln center and broadway star audra mcdonald. hit it, andy. ♪ ♪ i really can't stay ♪ baby, it's cold outside ♪ i've got to go away ♪ baby it's cold outside ♪ this evening has been so very nice ♪ i'll squeeze your hands, they're just like ice ♪ my mother will start to veryry and father will be pacing
the particular status of the new york city dog who is pampered but also the same time whose owner feels guilty about having their dog in new york city. right? i mean, it's an extraordinarily -- this relationship defined by guilt >> i think one of the most extraordinary things, the most unique things about dog in new york is that this is one of the few places in the world where humans also poop on the sidewalk. (laughter) >> yes, there is. >> stephen: they fit in. (laughter)...
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the city is broke. i don't know how many times i have to say that. >> that's mayor binge, talking there. the documentary's directors, heidi ewing and rachel grady join us. >> morning. >> the shots of this movie are dec decaying, falling apart and in a weird way very beautiful. what was the goal? >> it was the place of great importance in the united states. that majesty is not gone. a lot of the city has been vacated, lost 20% of its population in the last ten years. we're reminded by the people and the buildings what it used to be and maybe what it could become again. >> basic services do not exist. >> they do not. new yorkers and other places take it for granted. but they have no street lights, no police officers. they have no firemen. >> no garbage pickup. >> the quality of life is really -- it's not acceptable. >> we need to understand, how did you get there? part of that is because of massive corruption in the city. you also saw significant white flight because detroit, when it became a largely blac
the city is broke. i don't know how many times i have to say that. >> that's mayor binge, talking there. the documentary's directors, heidi ewing and rachel grady join us. >> morning. >> the shots of this movie are dec decaying, falling apart and in a weird way very beautiful. what was the goal? >> it was the place of great importance in the united states. that majesty is not gone. a lot of the city has been vacated, lost 20% of its population in the last ten years....
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the reason for that is the cold front for shower across new york city. you will need the umbrellas here and there through out the day as we see the showers pushing through behind this system. drier air but much colder. you will feel it tomorrow as we head out the door. out west a lot of stormy weather. good news is we are seeing this winding down across portions of the midwest today. northern california you are dealing with heavier downpours through out the day today. as we head into tomorrow and the next couple days a drier pattern is there for the west. tomorrow again much colder 41 degrees will be the high temperature in new york city only 50 in raleigh north carolina loon gnaw. a b -- north carolina. >> it is winter after all. >> thank you so much, maria. appreciate it. >>> while you were sleeping workers at the nation's largest court complex reached an agreement ending an 8 day strike that halted shipping all across the country. lauren simonetti has more. another story you can bank on this morning. this is good news just in time. >> smack in the mid
the reason for that is the cold front for shower across new york city. you will need the umbrellas here and there through out the day as we see the showers pushing through behind this system. drier air but much colder. you will feel it tomorrow as we head out the door. out west a lot of stormy weather. good news is we are seeing this winding down across portions of the midwest today. northern california you are dealing with heavier downpours through out the day today. as we head into tomorrow...
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first from fox at 3:00 in new york city, we know the identity of the navy seal who died in the dangerous hostage rescue in afghanistan. here he is, officials confirmed he was 28-year-old from pennsylvania, a member of the navy seal team six. the same group that killed osama bin laden. the mission this weekend was to rescue a doctor from colorado. he was doing humanitarian work in afghanistan when the taliban kidnapped him last week near the border with pakistan. officials say the seal team moved in when intelligence showed the doctor's life was in immediate danger. now we find out more of the daring raid and the intense firefight that killed one of our most elite fighters. jennifer griffin is live for us this afternoon at pentagon. tell us of the navy seal. >>reporter: he was young, just 28 and he was not on the bin laden raid. that was made up of members who were much older, petty officer first-class nicholas check came from a suburb of pittsburgh, pennsylvania, and died sunday of wounds he received during the rescue. i am told the team took a great dial of fire on the way in and he die
first from fox at 3:00 in new york city, we know the identity of the navy seal who died in the dangerous hostage rescue in afghanistan. here he is, officials confirmed he was 28-year-old from pennsylvania, a member of the navy seal team six. the same group that killed osama bin laden. the mission this weekend was to rescue a doctor from colorado. he was doing humanitarian work in afghanistan when the taliban kidnapped him last week near the border with pakistan. officials say the seal team...
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instead of waiting for the suburban kids to come into the cities the dealers have gone out to the suburbs. it just blows away these parents in the middle-class communities, the last drug inis unquote. okay, the u.s. war on drugs, that war was first declared by president richard nixon in 1971 with great public approval. since then, $1 trillion have been spent. that's according to "breaking the taboo" a film made by sam bronson, which debuted this week on youtube. the stats in the bronson movie are really sobering. the u.s. tops the list worldwide as the number one illegal drug user nation. i will repeat that. the u.s. tops the list it worldwide as the number one illegal drug user nation. half a million are in jail in the u.s. for breaking drug laws. on average, the u.s. spends $30,000 a year to imprison someone according to a pew survey. the film compares that to the 1- dz 1,000 the u.s. spends a year to educate a public schools student. two former american presidents, bill clinton and jimmy carter, have assessed the success of the war on drugs. >> obviously if the expected result was that
instead of waiting for the suburban kids to come into the cities the dealers have gone out to the suburbs. it just blows away these parents in the middle-class communities, the last drug inis unquote. okay, the u.s. war on drugs, that war was first declared by president richard nixon in 1971 with great public approval. since then, $1 trillion have been spent. that's according to "breaking the taboo" a film made by sam bronson, which debuted this week on youtube. the stats in the...
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the crisis, the city is now facing the possibility of water, food and electricity shortages. >>> well, the chilling possibility that syria could possibly use sarin gas attacks on its own people, you know, they'd be going after the rebels ostensibly, but we've seen so many civilian deaths in the government's effort to go after the rebels. i mean, we have seen babies and children, women, civilians tortured and killed day after day in syria. and now the thought that they might unleash chemical weapons on them is focusing new attention on what happened back in 1988 when saddam hussein did it. he used the same type of chemical weapons to kill kurds, thousands of them. again, back in '88. thousands of innocent died in the attack, more than 10,000 suffered horrific injuries, not to mention -- we'll talk about it, exactly what happened in '88, how it unfolded, how they handled it and what the death toll was. they said birds just started dropping out of the sky, sheep and goats -- that was the first sign -- started keeling over in the fields dead, and then came the human death toll. it happens
the crisis, the city is now facing the possibility of water, food and electricity shortages. >>> well, the chilling possibility that syria could possibly use sarin gas attacks on its own people, you know, they'd be going after the rebels ostensibly, but we've seen so many civilian deaths in the government's effort to go after the rebels. i mean, we have seen babies and children, women, civilians tortured and killed day after day in syria. and now the thought that they might unleash...
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the co-owner of a popular bar, booker and dax in new york city. it's the combo, dynamic demos, extreme experimentation while inspiring a new generation of chefs. that's earned dave arnold a spot on "the next list." i'm sanjay gupta. ♪ ♪ ♪ snrk. >>> i'm the director of culinary technology here at the international culinary center. i started doing that in 2005. at that time there was no one anywhere that had this kind of position. my pitch was look, you don't want to hire a scientist because they can't really talk to chefs. and you don't really want to hire a chef because they're still cheffing right now. what you need is someone like me who can talk to chefs, know what they want. talk to scientists, get the information they want and do a good synthesis of that. >> because he's in new york city at the very influential school, he's had a tremendous influence in bringing knowledge about this stuff to a broad set of folks. he plays a really central role. >> the problem with alginate is you have to put it in water when it wants to hydrate, it want
the co-owner of a popular bar, booker and dax in new york city. it's the combo, dynamic demos, extreme experimentation while inspiring a new generation of chefs. that's earned dave arnold a spot on "the next list." i'm sanjay gupta. ♪ ♪ ♪ snrk. >>> i'm the director of culinary technology here at the international culinary center. i started doing that in 2005. at that time there was no one anywhere that had this kind of position. my pitch was look, you don't want to hire...